wild cucumber, prickly cucumber
Echinocystis lobata
8 of 13
September 25,
Nut Island, Quincy
Staminate inflorescences are variable: "staminate inflorescences in axillary racemes or racemoid panicles" (FNA), i.e., more compact, as here, or branched, as in previous photos. Photo credit Luba Batuner